Councillor Eric Gill

In reply to Pronounciation of "Gill Sans"?: Is your classmate from the UK? The word gill (pronounced jill) is an archaic unit of liquid measure, equivalent to a quarter-pint. The term is still heard sometimes in pubs in Ireland and the UK, and in this popular drinking song. But Eric Gill's name is pronounced with a hard G.  

In reply to Gill Sans Arabic: I remember that Eric Gill made a rather freaky Hebrew that was published... but this post reminded me of a Peanuts cartoon with the punchline "How can a hula hoop be hi-fi?" - in this case, the question is, how can an Arabic be Gill Sans? Of course, for most practical purposes, putting in a generic Arabic typeface as part of a Times Roman or Arial typeface works to allow the characters to be displayed - and, thus...  

In reply to A modern English typeface?: Times New Roman is English, of course, designed for the London Times by Monotype's Victor Lardent in 1931 under the direction of Stanley Morison. Was Gill Sans ruled out for design reasons, or in protest of Eric Gill's debauched private life? If you can use something else by Gill, Perpetua (from the late 1920s) is very nice. It, too, was designed at the instigation of Stanley Morison.  

This Goodness Truth and Beauty print from Hand and Eye offers a classic quote designed in classic typography. Both the font and the quote belong to one man: Eric Gill. The quote is taken from Gill's 1931 Essay on Typography,...  

WADEBRIDGE were the first team to book their place in the P semi-finals with a 69-53 win over Blindology Blinds. Despite their lowly league finish the Blinds were coming into the game off the back of two, 20+ point wins and full of confidence. However ...  

The company has more than 1,200 UK stores, including those at Trago Mills, Newquay, Wadebridge, Torpoint, Saltash, Penzance, Falmouth, St Ives and Hayle. The case concerned incidents discovered by council officers during store inspections in Wadebridge and ...  

Inhouse Studio is a small creative studio in Wadebridge, adjacent to Seed Surf Co. It's under the guise of Inhouse Studio that Shayne House provides a creative plethora of services to clients, in the form of copywriting, design and print, photography and filmmaking.  

TWO GREEN businesses in Wadebridge have been shortlisted for local awards. The Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network has been nominated in the Cornwall Business Awards for the best third sector or charity business while newcomer The Vine Greengrocers is one ...  

Bere Alston (from): J Dixon, M Wheeler, M Curtis, D Follett, M Cornew, C Bray, W Westlake, P Simpson, J Cordice, J Clancy, S Walker, D Phillips, M Pethick, N Blamey, M Frost, B Waters PLYMOUTH Parkway have two out and two returning for the visit of Tavistock.